Comments for Acton Institute PowerBlog http://blog.acton.org "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Bruce Springsteen’s Charity Bawl by Improper Bostonian http://blog.acton.org/archives/29228-bruce-springsteens-charity-bawl.html#comment-21484 Improper Bostonian Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:18:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29228#comment-21484 Mr. Walker could "perform a tremendous favor" to his readers by waiting until he has actually heard the album before trashing it and Mr. Springsteen. We already know from live performances that the title track, "Wrecking Ball" centers on the destruction of New Jersey's Giants stadium. "American Land" is about the hope and wonder that our grandparents generation held as they dreamed of the promise of America. "Land Of Hope & Dreams" shows us Bruce pledging to stand by a friend or lover as they board a mythical train to a better tomorrow. Nothing too radical going on there folks. Your premise seems to be that you're intelligent and well informed and Mr. Springsteen is a naive idiot. You have a ridiculously high opinion of yourself. Bruce not only reads newspapers, the New York Times in particular, but he has penned several well written and well received opinion pieces too. He has traveled  the world for the past thirty-five plus years, filling arenas and stadiums and selling millions of records along the way. Bruce Springsteen is clearly worldly and wise...you, not so much. Try as you may to paint him as a dolt, you only serve to make yourself look egotistical and foolish.       Mr. Walker
could “perform a tremendous favor” to his readers by waiting until he
has actually heard the album before trashing it and Mr. Springsteen.

We already
know from live performances that the title track, “Wrecking Ball”
centers on the destruction of New Jersey’s Giants stadium. “American
Land” is about the hope and wonder that our grandparents generation held
as they dreamed of the promise of America. “Land Of Hope &
Dreams” shows us Bruce pledging to stand by a friend or lover as they
board a mythical train to a better tomorrow. Nothing too radical going on there
folks.

Your
premise seems to be that you’re intelligent and well informed and Mr.
Springsteen is a naive idiot. You have a ridiculously high opinion of yourself.
Bruce not only reads newspapers, the New York Times in particular, but he has
penned several well written and well received opinion pieces too. He has
traveled  the world for the past thirty-five plus years, filling arenas
and stadiums and selling millions of records along the way. Bruce Springsteen is clearly
worldly and wise…you, not so much. Try as you may to paint him as a dolt, you only serve to make
yourself look egotistical and foolish.

 

 

 

]]> Comment on Bruce Springsteen’s Charity Bawl by Rich http://blog.acton.org/archives/29228-bruce-springsteens-charity-bawl.html#comment-21481 Rich Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29228#comment-21481 Sorry Bruce does know there are many Charities and he is not as stupid as the writer makes him out to be. The song reminds us that there is more to do. Particularly the line about needing jobs not just hand outs. And where is Gods mercy? That is a great Question because I don't see it. Sorry Bruce does know there are many Charities and he is not as stupid as the writer makes him out to be. The song reminds us that there is more to do. Particularly the line about needing jobs not just hand outs. And where is Gods mercy? That is a great Question because I don’t see it.

]]> Comment on Audio: Dr. Donald Condit on the Trampling of Conscience Protections by Audio: Kishore Jayabalan on Mandates, Conscience, and Electoral Conseqences | @ActonInstitute PowerBlog http://blog.acton.org/archives/28998-audio-dr-donald-condit-on-the-trampling-of-conscience-protections.html#comment-21480 Audio: Kishore Jayabalan on Mandates, Conscience, and Electoral Conseqences | @ActonInstitute PowerBlog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:56:24 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=28998#comment-21480 [...] Acton commentary on the mandate decision: Audio: Dr. Donald Condit on the Trampling of Conscience Protections Jayabalan: Obamacare vs. the Catholic Bishops Dr. Samuel Gregg: Obama and the Dictatorship of [...] [...] Acton commentary on the mandate decision: Audio: Dr. Donald Condit on the Trampling of Conscience Protections Jayabalan: Obamacare vs. the Catholic Bishops Dr. Samuel Gregg: Obama and the Dictatorship of [...]

]]> Comment on Commentary: An Unconscionable Threat to Conscience by John Couretas http://blog.acton.org/archives/28907-commentary-an-unconscionable-threat-to-conscience.html#comment-21479 John Couretas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:19:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=28907#comment-21479 Thanks to this Russian Orthodox site for publishing Dr. Condit's commentary: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/51301.htm Thanks to this Russian Orthodox site for publishing Dr. Condit’s commentary: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/51301.htm

]]> Comment on Orthodox Bishops Assembly Silent on Moral Issues by John Couretas http://blog.acton.org/archives/29037-orthodox-bishops-assembly-silent-on-moral-issues.html#comment-21478 John Couretas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:07:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29037#comment-21478 65 Orthodox Church bishops call on Obama to ‘rescind’ the ‘unjust’ contraception mandate. By Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews.com http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-m 65 Orthodox Church bishops call on Obama to ‘rescind’ the ‘unjust’ contraception mandate. By Ben Johnson, LifeSiteNews.com
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-m

]]> Comment on Obamacare vs the Catholic Bishops by videos cristianos http://blog.acton.org/archives/29035-obamacare-vs-the-catholic-bishops.html#comment-21477 videos cristianos Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29035#comment-21477 It is very sad to see how politicians  are destroying churches, opposing the body of Christ by doing evil such as killing thousand of innocent little babies through abortion. We must do whatever we can to stop evil. God bless It is very sad to see how politicians  are destroying churches, opposing the body of Christ by doing evil such as killing thousand of innocent little babies through abortion. We must do whatever we can to stop evil. God bless

]]> Comment on Billboards, Hope, and God’s Highway by rental ac http://blog.acton.org/archives/25910-billboards-hope-and-gods-highway.html#comment-21476 rental ac Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:15:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=25910#comment-21476 I was encourage by this article. Who guess it will be like this after all. But really i was shocked about this. I was encourage by this article. Who guess it will be like this after all. But really i was shocked about this.

]]> Comment on Video: Sirico on Presidential Prooftexting by Jbt http://blog.acton.org/archives/29163-video-sirico-on-the-presidential-prooftexting.html#comment-21475 Jbt Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29163#comment-21475 Very interesting contribution although the 10% referral supposedly mentioned in the Bible discredits what he just said before i.e. avoid simplistic use of Bible words that are to be apprehende in their entire context Very interesting contribution although the 10% referral supposedly mentioned in the Bible discredits what he just said before i.e. avoid simplistic use of Bible words that are to be apprehende in their entire context

]]> Comment on Video: Sirico on Presidential Prooftexting by John Couretas http://blog.acton.org/archives/29163-video-sirico-on-the-presidential-prooftexting.html#comment-21474 John Couretas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29163#comment-21474 No, they understand we are the ACTON Institute, as you see by the titles on the clip. A common error, unfortunately. No, they understand we are the ACTON Institute, as you see by the titles on the clip. A common error, unfortunately.

]]> Comment on Obamacare vs the Catholic Bishops by Walkersdance http://blog.acton.org/archives/29035-obamacare-vs-the-catholic-bishops.html#comment-21473 Walkersdance Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:05:00 +0000 http://blog.acton.org/?p=29035#comment-21473 The Catholic Church must take the lead and EXCOMMUNICATE all those politicians who voted in favor of taking away our religious believes and practices.... Reginald T. Walker The Catholic Church must take the lead and EXCOMMUNICATE all those politicians who voted in favor of taking away our religious believes and practices….
Reginald T. Walker

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